Maguindanao was a province of the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). From 2014 to 2022,its provincial capital was Buluan,but the legislative branch of government,the Maguindanao Provincial Board,convened at the old provincial capitol in Sultan Kudarat. It bordered Lanao del Sur to the north,Cotabato to the east,Sultan Kudarat to the south,and Illana Bay to the west.
Sultan Kudarat,officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat,is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Isulan and the commercial center is Tacurong.
Soccsksargen,formerly known as Central Mindanao,is an administrative region of the Philippines,designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao,its name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one highly urbanized city. The regional center is in Koronadal,located in the province of South Cotabato,and the center of commerce and industry is General Santos,which is the most populous city in the region.
Buluan,officially the Municipality of Buluan,is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Maguindanao del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 57,406 people.
Shariff Aguak,officially the Municipality of Shariff Aguak,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 33,982 people.
Hon. Pakung S. Mandudadatu is a Filipino politician who is the provincial governor of Sultan Kudarat since 2016. He also served the same post from 1998 to 2007 and was elected Representative of the 1st district of Sultan Kudarat with Tacurong under the administration's Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party in 2007. He ran for Mayor in Lutayan,Sultan Kudarat this 2022 with his grandson,the current Mayor of Lutayan,Prince Raden Mangudadatu Sakaluran running for Vice Mayor.
The Maguindanao massacre,also known as the Ampatuan massacre,named after the town where mass graves of victims were found,occurred on the morning of November 23,2009,in the town of Ampatuan in then-undivided Maguindanao province,on the island of Mindanao. The 58 victims were on their way to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu,vice mayor of Buluan,when they were kidnapped and later killed. Mangudadatu was challenging Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr.,son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and member of one of Mindanao's leading Muslim political clans,in the forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election,part of the national elections in 2010. The people killed included Mangudadatu's wife,his two sisters,journalists,lawyers,aides,and motorists who were witnesses or were mistakenly identified as part of the convoy.
Esmael "Toto" Gaguil Mangudadatu is a Filipino politician who previously served as the representative of Maguindanao's 2nd district from 2019 to 2022. He also served as the governor of Maguindanao from 2010 to 2019. In Buluan town,he served as the mayor from 1998 to 2007,and vice mayor from 2007 to 2010.
Andal "Datu Unsay" Uy Ampatuan Jr. is a Filipino convicted mass murderer and former politician. He is one of the main perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre along with his father,brothers,and nephews. At the time of the massacre,he was the outgoing mayor of Datu Unsay,Maguindanao and was planning to run for provincial governor,the position his father,Andal Sr.,was set to vacate. Esmael Mangudadatu,from a rival political clan,declared his candidacy for the 2010 gubernatorial elections thus challenging Ampatuan for the post. The Ampatuans carried out the massacre to kill Mangudadatu.
Ansaruddin Abdul Malik Alonto Adiong is a Filipino politician serving as mayor of Ditsaan-Ramain,Lanao del Sur since 2022. Previously,he was the representative of Lanao del Sur's 1st district (2013–2022). He was elected vice governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in 2005. After Governor Zaldy Ampatuan's removal from office in 2009,Adiong became the acting governor until 2011.
This is a chronology of the Moro conflict,an ongoing armed conflict in the southern Philippines between jihadist groups such as the Abu Sayyaf Group,the Maute Group,Jemaah Islamiyah,and Islamic State affiliates,mainstream separatist groups such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF),and the Philippine Government since 1971. Much of the fighting has been concentrated on the island of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago,with spillover incidents and attacks occurring in the Philippine capital Manila and neighboring countries such as Malaysia.
Sharifa Mangatong Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel or Sharifa Akeel is a Filipino model who was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018. Previously,she was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018. In the 2022 Sultan Kudarat gubernatorial election,she ran for the province's governorship,losing to Datu Abdullah Sangki Mayor Pax Ali Mangudadatu.
Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu is a Filipina politician who has been the chief executive of Maguindanao del Sur since its division from Maguindanao in 2022. Her position is currently disputed as her assumption as acting governor remains unrecognized by the Bangsamoro and national governments,the latter of which recognizes her only as the officer in charge of the province. Previously,she was the 11th and 1st female governor of Maguindanao,serving from 2019 to 2022.
The Maguindanao division plebiscite was held in the province of Maguindanao,Philippines,on September 17,2022,more than four months after the May 9 national and local elections,after having been postponed from its planned plebiscite in or before August 2021. As required by Republic Act No. 11550,it was conducted to seek the consent of the residents of Maguindanao on the proposal to divide the province into two separate provinces that will henceforth be named Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.
Maguindanao del Sur,officially the Province of Maguindanao del Sur,is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in Mindanao. Its capital is the municipality of Buluan near the city of Tacurong in the neighboring province of Sultan Kudarat. It borders Cotabato province to the east,Maguindanao del Norte to the west,and Sultan Kudarat to the south.
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 9,2022. All provinces will elect their provincial governors for three-year terms,who will be inaugurated on June 30,2022 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors.
Fatima Ainee Limbona-Sinsuat is a Filipina politician who currently serves as the Vice Governor of Maguindanao del Norte. She was the last Vice Governor of Maguindanao prior to its dissolution into two provinces in 2022.
The governor of Maguindanao del Sur is the highest political office in the province of Maguindanao del Sur,Philippines.
Pax Ali Mangudadatu is a Filipino politician who is the governor of Sultan Kudarat. Timmy Chipeco
Following the creation of the Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur provinces in the Philippines,the interim leadership of the two provinces was uncertain since there is a legal controversy arising from postponing the relevant plebiscite to 2022.
